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Boarding School Blues: Chapter 43 By Louise Peloquin Ch. 43 “Why don’t they go and create something” Blanche was used to taking on responsibility. Whenever tension threatened the home front, Maman trumpeted “tu dois montrer l’exemple à tes frères et à ta soeur” (you must show the example to your…
Read More »Chippy the First By Charles Gargiulo Where did Chippy go? The little boy couldn’t understand. When he turned 4 years old last December, the best present he ever got was his pretty parakeet. He kept making noises like “chip, chip, chip,” so he named him Chippy. He didn’t have any…
Read More »Living Madly: Chinese Checkers By Emilie-Noelle Provost I’m not a fan of board games. I’ve always hated them, even when I was a kid. When I was about seven years old, my sister Nathalie and I received a Parcheesi game for Christmas. If you’re not familiar with it, Parcheesi is…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. “You see the mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why would you take the Fifth Amendment?” Stupid question if you understand the basic principles of the Constitution. But an ironic question if posed by America’s hypocrite-in-chief, Donald…
Read More »This is the second half of the script I used when giving my Founding of Lowell guided walk on Saturday, August 13, 2022. Part I of the script is available here. FOUNDING OF LOWELL WALK SCRIPT PART II STOP 7 – LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL ON KIRK STREET Lowell High School…
Read More »Yesterday morning I led a Lowell Walk from the National Park Visitor Center. The topic was The Founding of Lowell. We talked about what was here before Lowell received its town charter in 1826 and how that charter came about. I’ve typed my notes into a “script” and will share…
Read More »Man at Bar with Notebook By David Daniel She watched him walk in. Medium height, ruddy skin. Suit coat, tie loose. She angled herself slightly on the barstool. She knew before he did. He saw her. Tawny hair, like the pale wine in her glass. Nice curve of lower leg…
Read More »Alexander Fhionnuisce is a writer in the Republic of Ireland. He is a past contributor to this blog. On Invasions II – 01/08/2022 by Alexander Fhionnuisce I told myself to build the monument and let it shine like the sun, After I’d watched it settle, the cement, and all…
Read More »Boarding School Blues: Chapter 42 By Louse Peloquin Ch. 42 “If you really want to hear about it” After a fitful night haunted by visions of rectangular-shaped birds flapping their ivory wings and swooping into the hands of ponytailed teenagers in navy blue uniforms, squinty-eyed Blanche stoically executed her morning…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Tuesday’s primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona, and Washington all sent important and conflicting messages. The high point was in Kansas. By an unexpectedly large 20-point margin, this thoroughly red state defeated a move to eliminate from the…
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